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March 20, 6:04PM I am super busy, and need my sleep. My man wants to cuddle all night, it keeps me up, so I push him off a lot (just w cuddling, not w sex). He complains about it usually the next day. Guys, how damaging would this be to a guy's ego and relationship? I'm really just too tired. #discuss CAN RELATE (2) CAN'T RELATE (3) FLAG FOR ABUSE

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Sounds like you need to have a talk with your boyfriend about respecting boundaries. His desire to cuddle all night doesn't win out over your need for sleep.

ag commented on Mar 20 12 at 6:12 pm FLAG FOR ABUSE

Yeah, he is pushing the boundaries a bit. But I hear so many women complain that men won't cuddle that I am thankful, and think it's kind of sweet. It's just a little overwhelming at times, and I really don't want to hurt his feelings all the time.

op commented on Mar 20 12 at 6:49 pm FLAG FOR ABUSE

Cuddle when you can afford to lose the sleep. Show him in other ways that you care. He should be able to understand that your not always wanting to cuddle means nothing about how you feel about him.

ag commented on Mar 20 12 at 8:57 pm FLAG FOR ABUSE

If he won't respect your boundaries, call 911 and have him thrown in jail. It's just another form of domestic violence that we must have ZERO tolerance for. We need to show the Patriarchy that we aren't going to put up with their shit!!!

XX commented on Mar 22 12 at 5:00 pm FLAG FOR ABUSE

Lol @xx, I don't think a pushy cuddler warrants a domestic violence charge just bc he's a man. Would you suggest the same if the cuddler were a woman? Thanks for the laugh though.

op commented on Mar 23 12 at 6:10 pm FLAG FOR ABUSE

My bf does the same thing, and claims the rejection thing. I just hate cuddling and can't sleep when anyone touches me, so I showed him I couldn't sleep by talking the whole time he cuddled me. I told him what I was doing too. It only took one weekend for him to realize if he cuddled nobody slept. I can cuddle during movies or tv time but not at bed time.

jf commented on Apr 14 12 at 10:35 pm FLAG FOR ABUSE

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